Stay-down shirt



April 8, 1947. s. KATZ STAY-DOWN SHIRT Filed Nov. 10, 1944 1 .l l l I J INVENTOR SAM /\A 72 I ATTORNEYS Patented Apr. 8, 1947 REISSUED FFIC.

STAX-DOWN SHIRT.

Sam Katz, Key West, Fla.

Application, November 10, 19.44,,Seria1No. 562,776

1; Claim. 1 inventionrelates to improvements in men outer shirts, and mor specifically tov a shirt of the stay-down type,

This application is a continuation-in-part of my pending U. S. patent application Serial No. 490 836, filed June 15, 1943.

The primaryobject; of the invention resides in. a shirt having, means built therein which renders the same form-fitting (non-blousy), while also serving to prevent the lower portion of the shirt. from riding upwardly during natural movements of a wearer.

Another feature of the invention is to provid a shirt in which the lower edges thereof are cut on the bias to define an inverted V or arched shaped rear edge and a natura1 V-shaped front edge when, the shirt is in form-fitting engagement upon a wearer, which bias cut edges cooperate with an elastic belt stitched thereto for maintaining the lower end of the shirt down against the upward strains and stresses caused by natural body movements.

Another feature of the invention is to provide an outer shirt in which the lower front V- shaped edge thereof extends beneath the natural abdominal bulge of a male, which in conjunction with the aforesaid shaped front and rear bias cut edges, forms a more positive means of preventing upward riding of the lower portion of the shirt upon a wearer.

A further feature of the invention is the provision of a stay-down shirt which is form-fitting throughout its entire body portion to impart a neat and tidy appearance when in position upon a wearer, and which also acts to keep the .undergarment from riding upwardly beneath the shirt.

Other features of the invention will become apparent as the following specification is read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front view of my stay-down shirt in position upon a wearer.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view with the sleeve broken away.

Figure 3 is a front perspective view of the shirt with the lower portion distended into formfitting position.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary plan view of the lower portion of the shirt spread out flat and looking at the inner side thereof.

Figure 5 is an enlarged vertical sectional view on the line 5-5 of Figure 4.

Referring to the drawings by reference characters, the numeral Ill designates a mans outer shirt which is constructed of any suitable woven fabric material which includes a. body portion composed. of a back section II. and complemen- 'tary buttonable front sections I'L -.12 connected to the. back section along seams 13-1-3. Sleeves. MI4 are set in the front and rear sections and are connected thereto along seams. I.5----l5,.

When in position upon a. wearer as. shown in Figure 2, the lower edge of the body portion of the shirt extends, below the, waist line. which, is indicated by the line. a -a, so as, to extend, into the trousers, however a tail extension may be added to the lower edges of the garment, after; it has been cut, shaped and otherwise formed, in a manner now tobedescribed.

Th lower edge of the back section II is a.

normally substanti-allyinverted V or arched shapc as, at 1.6, the apex thereof being disposed, midway of the width of the back section as best illustrated in Figure 4. The lower edges l'|l1 of the front sections l2l2 are disposed at an angle to the respective angular edges of the back section and meet therewith at the seams l3l3. The angle of the edges ll-ll is such that when the garment is buttoned upon a wearer as shown in Figure l, the edges will define a V-shaped appearance. The edges I6 and |1l'| are all cut on the bias with respect to the weave of the woven fabric from Which the shirt sections II and l2--l2 are constructed.

Stitched to the outer side of the lower edges of the sections and l2-I2 as at I8, is an elastic belt l9. The elastic belt is stitched to the edges while the sections are in flat spread-out position and while the belt is under a slight tension, whereupon the lower portion of the shirt is formed with gathers, however, the gathers disappear when the shirt is in position upon a wearer as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2. The belt is stitched parallel to the edges I6 and l'I-ll and extends therebeyond to conceal the lower edges of the shirt from view when in worn position.

The lower free corners of the front sections I2l2 are provided with male and female snap fastener elements 20-20, although they may be a button and button-hole in keeping with the other fastening elements of the buttonable front.

When the shirt I0 is in worn position upon a wearer, the body of the same is form-fitting and comfortable with the portions of the belt paralleling the edges HIl defining a natural V extending forwardly and downwardly from the hips with the apex portion of the V disposed beneath the natural bulge of the stomach which is'inherent in thin persons as well as those stout persons having an abdominal bulge. The belt portion pared V-shaped lower edge I6 of I 1 tends to flatten out into an "there are gradual downwardly and forwardly converging waist-engaging edges extending from the mid-portion of the back of the shirt to the front beneath the natural stomach bulge. The elastic belt I9 is now under stretch throughout its entire length and due to its following the shape of the lower edges of the skirt, and the fact that the edges thereof are cut on the bias, and tendency of the shirt to ride upwardly due to natural body movements of a wearer is arrested. Also, the shirt is free of any fulness so as to impart a non-blousy form fitting effect.

If desired, a tail section (not shown) may be stitched to the elastic belt 19 to extend down-- wardly therefrom, but such an extension would have nothing to do with the arresting of upward sliding of the shirt but merely to give added cov erage to a wearer. It is the principle of the in- 'verted V and natural V edges in conjunction with .the cutting of the edges on the bias that prevents upward riding of the shirt l upon the body of a, wearer.

While I have shown and described what I consider to be the preferred embodiment of my invention, I wish it to be understood that such changes in materials, design and construction as come within the scope of the appended claim may be resorted to if desired without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A stay-down shirt comprising a form-fitting body portion having a rear section, and front sections placed side by side and secured each along one vertical edge to the rear section, means to secure the front sections detachably together, the lower edges of said front sections being arranged to terminate adjacent the waist line of an intended wearer, said shirt being out on the rear section to provide a substantially inverted fiattened V-shaped lower rear edge beginning at a point at the middle of the rear section and extending to the sides of the rear sections and a more inclined lower edge on each front section to form a substantially V-shaped lower edge at front and rear when the front sections are secured together, the said edges on the front section extending below the natural abdominal bulge of the wearer, and a belt comprising elastic material attached to the lower edges of the front and rear sections over the whole length thereof, said belt of elastic material being stretchable in the direction of its length and serving to hold the lower edges of the body portion about the body of a wearer with the inclined front edges of the front sections disposed beneath the natural lev of the stomach of the wearers abdomen. SAM KATZ.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,786,105 Clark Dec. 23, 1930 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 352,316 French May 2'7, 1905 

